hominy
hominy definition
☆ homi·ny (häm′ə nē)
noun
dry corn (maize) with the hull and germ removed and often coarsely ground (hominy grits): it is boiled for food
Etymology: contr. < rockahominy < AmInd (Algonquian), as in Virginian rokahamen, meal from parched corn
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